# Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, Paragraph 4


Any minor operation performed by a veterinary surgeon, being an operation which by reason of its quickness or painlessness is customarily so performed without the use of an anaesthetic.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/7/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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